This is on behalf of my computer-illiterate mother, who's being kicked out of her rather shady apartment in Overview in two weeks. She'd like to move closer to us in Aylmer on a short-term lease (she'll be rejoining my father in Saskatchewan in February) and the only apartment currently leasing is somewhere near Rue Bourgeau.

I understand that this isn't the nicest area in Aylmer, but my question is, how bad is it? Is it dangerous at all? Or just poor? This is my mother I'm talking about and I would appreciate any info you could provide.

I have friends who grew up there and it really isn't a bad place. As long as she isn't in the Pearsons, wich are the appartments right beside there, its not a problem. It's not dangerous and really, not all that poor.

It's not a bad neighbourhood necessarily, its just not the nicest. The funny thing about Aylmer is that 'being poor' often means you rent a 3 bedroom house instead of owning it. The Pearsons, however, can be pretty nasty (Pearson / Cormier high rises). Because Aylmer is so generally well off, everyone from seniors, students and depraved junkies end up in the bottom 5% of the town. If anything, see if she can find a place closer to Broad street (high school), the plateau (new suburbs) or a triplex closer to the marina in Old Aylmer.

Thanks for responding. She ended up in a walk-up on Front, so not in the Pearson buildings. It seems like a nice, well-maintained building and the surrounding area is fairly decent (not super sketchy like where she left. I still haven't told her about the big gun and drug bust across from where she was when she was away).